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    Roundup Ready GMO Grass Coming to a Lawn Near You?

    Roundup Ready GMO Grass Coming to a Lawn Near You?
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    Scotts Miracle-Gro is developing yet another variety of genetically modified (GMO) grass that’s engineered to withstand applications of glyphosate, the controversial main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. Inside Scotts Miracle-Gro's plan for GMO grass: https://t.co/Z8UkRZZeQA via @forbes pic.twitter.com/mJm9y5owAs — Dan Alexander (@DanAlexander21) July 6, 2016 This latest effort follows Scotts’s first fiasco with GMO turf. […]

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      Glyphosate Given Last-Minute Approval Despite Failure to Secure Majority Support

      Glyphosate Given Last-Minute Approval Despite Failure to Secure Majority Support
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      As expected, the European Commission has extended the license for glyphosate for 18 months. Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis announced the last-minute re-licensing on June 28 despite failing three times in a row to secure a majority decision from the European Union’s member states. The EU’s current approval of glyphosate had been set to expire on […]